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Ozona, Florida Snook and Redfish

It’s March 13, and redfish are still in the coves and along docks, but the water just jumped from 65 to 70 degrees. So that means snook are becoming a targetable species as they begin to move out of the back-country and towards the beaches for their annual spawn.

Shark Fishing 2011

Between the barrier islands water flushes through during major moon phases.  In this area where water funnels between the islands, a wide variety of species travel through these passes.  Tarpon, sharks, and cobia will use these passes to catch fish and crabs that get transported by the strong currents on these major moon phases.  It’s super fun to hook one the sharks and watch them thrash on the surface.  Shark fishing is super fun.

Grouper Sandwiches at Clearwater Reef

While offshore hunting kingfish (aka the smoker) this weekend, we encountered the Clearwater Reef local, the gag grouper.  This was the most productive portion of our day. Continue reading Grouper Sandwiches at Clearwater Reef